dialectal

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for dialectal
Adjective
  • But a novel requires a dialectical thinking and a dialectic reasoning.
    Lauren Michele Jackson, New Yorker, 5 Oct. 2025
  • Kirsh sets the tone for the brainier side of this episode via two of this episode’s punchier scenes — ones where the dialectic dialogue really pops.
    Noel Murray, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • During the festival, visitors can participate in regional cultural tours through the Freedom Journey app.
    Haadiza Ogwude, Cincinnati Enquirer, 5 Oct. 2025
  • Given the riskier threat environment in East Asia due to China’s regional hegemonic ambitions and North Korea’s nuclear saber-rattling, Tokyo has little negotiating leverage.
    Jeff Kingston, Time, 4 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Platforms powered by compounders offering medications Big Pharma never prioritized: low-cost combo topicals, precise dosing, and nonstandard formats that reflect real-world patient needs.
    Sindhya Valloppillil, Forbes.com, 8 July 2025
  • The buttons for switching between these sections are across the bottom of the interface, which is itself nonstandard (most people would look to the top of the interface).
    PC Magazine, PC Magazine, 9 June 2025
Adjective
  • But unlike the evolution of colloquial language, which is largely arbitrary, the evolution of scientific terms must reflect our current understanding of reality.
    Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 23 Sep. 2025
  • In a market where there is a colloquial term for consumers who want their spirits bottled at the highest strength possible (proof hounds), this low-strength whiskey is a bold move.
    Chris Perugini, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • For such an insistence on democracy, the pavilion is curiously tepid in its politics, save for a kind of vernacular populism and some PBS-esque nods to the Gee’s Bend quilters.
    Kate Wagner, Curbed, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Once again, his use of vernacular and social media address appeared to be mocking the President’s own style.
    Callum Sutherland, Time, 3 Sep. 2025
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“Dialectal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dialectal. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

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